Chapter 699 - 398: Xu Manning the Black-hearted

After breakfast, the three girls had to go to work. Xu Manning invited Li Qiyuan and Li Peifeng to visit the Sen Meng factory, but Old Li politely declined, saying he had a remote video conference with his students later, and work to do in the morning. Meeting her parents at noon wouldn’t be too late.

"Goodbye, Uncle. About noon..."

"I’ll go directly with Fengfeng’s car."

After the three girls left, only the father and son were left in the room. Li Peifeng started to dress, looking like he was going out. Li Qiyuan was a bit curious: "Where are you headed?"

"I’m going to school. You have your meeting at home."

"Do you have work?"

"Yeah, my mentor asked for me."

Hearing this term, Li Qiyuan immediately felt a bit irked: "You do realize she’s your mentor?"

"Yes, previously, she took special care of me, including now... but after graduation, it’ll be my turn to take care of her."

Li Peifeng said with a touch of regret and emotion, "So I have to cherish these remaining months. After graduation, I’ll have to shift from a student to her husband. Honestly, it’s quite a big change, and I might not adapt well."

Really can’t help wanting to kick him!

"Bang!"

Li Peifeng sighed, "As expected, with family violence, it’s either zero or countless times!"

Li Qiyuan withdrew his foot, sneering: "Get lost quickly. I initially wanted to have a chat with you..."

"There’s nothing much to chat about; my heart is full of gratitude."

While putting on his shoes, Li Peifeng casually said, "There’s a saying, all children in the world are waiting for their parents to apologize, while all parents are waiting for their children to express gratitude. I don’t need your apologies, nor do you and mom need to wait. I’ve always been grateful. When that sum of money is transferred back to the country soon, I’ll immediately give you a portion, to repay the great favor of giving birth to me."

"Click~"

The room door opened, and just as Li Peifeng was about to leave, Li Qiyuan thought for a moment: "Together, take me to your campus for a walk."

Li Peifeng was surprised: "Aren’t you supposed to have a meeting?"

Li Qiyuan retorted, "Are you going to work at school?"

Of course not, Li Peifeng just wanted to hang out with Zhao Qingge at school. Huang Wu and the three girls were busy with work, which made it perfect for him to spend some time with Old Zhao.

And Old Li’s so-called meeting was just an excuse to decline Xu Manning’s invitation, otherwise, going to Sen Meng Company would definitely involve chatting with the other’s parents, possibly all through lunch, increasing the likelihood of discussions about the couple’s marriage, which Li Qiyuan was keen to avoid.

"Then let’s go together."

The father and son walked side by side into the campus, attracting a few extra glances from the students and faculty passing by, thanks to their handsome tall stature.

"Senior, is the internet research class today taught by you or Professor Zhao?"

"It’s Jin Feng’s turn."

A male student with glasses approached to chat. Li Peifeng found him familiar and knew he was an undergraduate taking this elective class. He had even taught this student before, but to his question, Li wasn’t entirely sure: "My mentor hasn’t notified me; we’ll see."

"We really hope you can teach it, senior. After all, you’re now the number one in online literature and could talk to us about some techniques and plots in ’Sword and Magic.’ The last lecture was too general."

Chen Jinfeng spoke naturally, and Li Peifeng accepted the title without question and asked, "What time is the class?"

"At ten."

"Alright, I’ll ask my mentor. If she agrees, I’ll substitute this session."

"Thanks, senior!"

After expressing his gratitude, Chen Jinfeng left politely. Li Qiyuan, a few steps ahead, was using his phone to take pictures of the blooming plum blossoms on the roadside branches.

After snapping a close-up, he simply added a filter and promptly sent the photo to Yu Huizhi. Li Peifeng glanced and saw Old Li typing a message after sending the photo;

"A night of yearning makes plum blossoms bloom, suddenly appearing at the window, mistaken for you. Honey, I miss you~"

So cheesy!

"Keep enjoying the flowers; I’m going upstairs."

Li Qiyuan waved: "Go ahead; I’ll wander around the campus myself."

"Alright."

Just as he was about to leave, Li Peifeng paused, turned, took out his phone, observed for a few seconds in front of the plum tree, then activated the camera function and pressed the shutter on the best bloom.

Forwarding the photo to Zhao Qingge, he typed:

"A night of yearning makes plum blossoms bloom, suddenly appearing at the window, mistaken for you. Honey, I really miss you~"

Li Qiyuan looked at his son like he was looking at a dead man.

"Not even changing it, huh? Just straight up copying?"

Li Peifeng nodded, "In terms of sweet-talk, I have a lot to learn from you; you’re a professor, after all, way above my level!"

...

"Nonsense!"

Zhao Qingge looked at the message from Li Peifeng on her phone, her brows slightly knitted, but she couldn’t help her lips lifting at the corners.

Replying "I miss you too?" Not possible!

A smile emoji? No, that’s sarcastic.

Not replying? That wouldn’t do either.

After a few seconds of thought, Zhao Qingge typed: "Come to my office."

A tad serious, but it’ll do; he hasn’t graduated yet...

Zhao Qingge pursed her lips, lifting then lowering her high heels slightly under the desk, then looked towards the office door.

He should be here soon, right? The plum blossoms in the photo were just planted downstairs.

"Ta~ ta~"

A familiar sound of footsteps made Zhao Qingge’s expression subtly change.

"Knock~ knock~ knock~"

The familiar rhythm of knocking, Zhao Qingge immediately placed her eyes back on the computer screen: "Come in."

Li Peifeng pushed the door open and entered with a smile: "The fragrance has a distinct charm, so pure it knows no cold. The plum blossoms outside are truly beautiful, did you see the photo?"

Zhao Qingge glanced up at him indifferently: "In its season, flowers naturally bloom. It’s not that special to look at... do you have something to discuss?"